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Early Christian Sites in County Cork Aghabullogue Ballyvourney Ballycrovane Caheravert Castlemagner Clear Island Cloyne Coole Gougane Barra Greenhill Kilcullen South Kilmaclenine Kilnaruane Knockdrum Knocketrellane Labbamolaga MontBridget Mushera Templebryan Tubrid Millstreet Tullylease UCC Cork & Museum Youghal |
St Berrihert (839) may have been the grandson of a Saxon prince who came, with St Colman, to Ireland after the Synod of Whitby in 664. He and many others came to Tullylease and founded a monastery renowned for its artwork in metal. St Berehert’s stone dated 800 has a remarkable Greek cross with inscription in Greek and Latin OS 72 359 187 marked see http://www.milfordparish.com/St.%20Berehert-3.htmhttp://www.foundationsirishculture.ie/main.php?id=27 see: Irish Monasticism 
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